MSDP

Municipal Services Delivery Program

P & D Department, Government of Sindh

MSDP Monthly BULLETIN January 2015

January 2015

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Contents

1 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT........................................................................................ 2

1.1 MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT JACOBABAD: ........................................ 3

1.2 WATER SUPPLY (DETAILS OF CONTRACT PACKAGES) ..................................... 3

2 Glimpses of Activities during the Month of January .............................................................. 5

3 PROGRESS DURING MONTH OF JANUARY .................................................................. 6

3.1 Progress of work............................................................................................................... 6

3.1.1 WS-01 Water Intake and Storage System ................................................................. 6

3.1.2 WS-02 High Lift Pumping System and Rising ......................................................... 6

3.1.3 WS-03 Water Filtration and Transmission Loop ...................................................... 6

3.1.4 WS-04 & WS-06 Water Distribution System (Zone 1, 2, 5 & 6) ............................. 7

4 MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS & SITE VISITS...................................................................... 8

4.1 Progress Meetings with Contractors ................................................................................ 8

4.2 Meeting Regarding EIA Report Submission .................................................................... 8

4.3 1st Progress Meeting with WS-04 and WS-06 Contractor .............................................. 8

4.4 Presentation about Proposed Automation/ SCADA System ............................................ 9

4.5 UNICEF FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT / MOBILIZATION IN JACOBABAD

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4.6 Meeting with the Managing Director of Sindh Solid Waste Management Board ........... 9

5 ACTIVITIES AT PMU......................................................................................................... 10

5.1 Refresher session of PakInfo .......................................................................................... 10

6 FINANCIAL PROGRESS .................................................................................................... 11

7 KEY STAFF PERSONNEL OF MSDP (As of January 2015) ............................................ 12

8 PICTORIAL OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 13

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1 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT

The provision of municipal services in Sindh

has not kept pace with increased population demands.

Only 55% of urban population has access to piped

water that too of poor quality, limited to 2-4 hours

and not more than 15-20 gallons per capita per day

(gpcd). Similarly, access to sewerage /drainage and

disposal of solid waste is either negligible or very

low.

The US Government through USAID/ Pakistan

has earmarked a grant of US $ 66.0 million for the

development of municipal infrastructure in six

selected towns in 2010 flood affected districts of the

Province. Under MSDP emphasis was given to

smaller towns, falling outside the purview of SCIP.

Accordingly Jacobabad, Qambar, Shahdadkot,

Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah and Johi were selected

for the said USAID assisted development work under

the program.

In the first phase, the construction works on

Jacobabad Water Supply System are currently

underway while work on Waste Water and Solid

Waste Systems in Jacobabad are expected to start

very soon.

MSDP Bulletin is a monthly

progress document produced by

the Municipal Services Delivery

Program, Program Management

Unit, Government of Sindh. This

publication is joint effort of all

the MSDP members. The purpose

of this publication is to provide

up-to-date information about

efforts of the MSDP to improve

delivery of local water, sanitation

and hygiene services in

Jacobabad.

This bulletin includes:

Highlights

Updates on Project Sites

Funding and

Expenditure Status

For any further information

regarding Municipal Services

Delivery Program, please contact

us at

Telephone No.: 0215810016-

5810018

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1.1 MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT JACOBABAD:

The overall Water Supply, Sewerage and Solid Waste Management system of the

administrative capital of District Jacobabad with a population of more than 250,000 people, was

suffering from gaps and shortcomings, operational deficiencies and poor service delivery.

Accordingly a comprehensive package for Jacobabad was developed with the aim to provide;

Uninterrupted water supply with better quality at the rate of 30 gpcd,

Rehabilitation and up-gradation of the existing sewerage system,

Introduction of solid waste management system.

1.2 WATER SUPPLY (DETAILS OF CONTRACT PACKAGES)

PACKAGE WS-01 (Water Intake and Storage System)

PACKAGE WS-02 (High Lift Pumping System and Rising)

PACKAGE WS-03 (Water Filtration and Transmission Loop)

PACKAGE WS-04 (Water Distribution System Zone 1 & 2)

PACKAGE WS-05 (Water Distribution System Zone 3 & 4)

PACKAGE WS-06 (Water Distribution System Zone 5 & 6)

Improvement of Water Supply

Up-gradation & rehabilitation of Sanitation System

Development of Solid Waste Collection & Disposal Infrastructure

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2 Glimpses of Activities during the Month of January

In the month of January, 1st Progress Meeting was held with the contractor of WS-04 and WS-06.

The issues at site were discussed in detail and the contractor was stressed for the speedy

execution of work.

An introduction cum kick-off meeting was held on January 14, 2015 with USAID, UNICEF

(and its partners WATERAID and UNHABITAT) at MSDP Office, Karachi. UNICEF

shared it future plans regarding community mobilization, health/hygiene work etc. for the

infrastructure works currently under progress in Jacobabad. It is aimed that the UNICEF’s

engagement for community mobilization would complement the ongoing infrastructure

improvement in Jacobabad.

Since environment is one of the key focused areas of MSDP, that’s why every tits and bits of EIA

report was reviewed in meticulous detail by MSDP concerned officials and then in the light of

suggested improvements, EIA report was amended.

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3 PROGRESS DURING MONTH OF JANUARY

3.1 Progress of work

Component wise progress on each contract package is discussed below.

3.1.1 WS-01 Water Intake and Storage System

(M/S Samad Khan Babar & Co)

Generator room building is almost completed. Finishing works of the generator room

including electrification and fixing of doors, windows and ventilators is in progress.

Excavation and embankment formation are in progress for lagoon no. 3. Almost 80% of

Excavation works and about 48% works for embankment formation are completed.

Dressing and grading of embankment of Lagoon no. 1 is completed along periphery,

finger bunds.

3.1.2 WS-02 High Lift Pumping System and Rising

(M/s Shaikh Baz Khan& Brothers)

Laying of 600 mm dia.20.75 km long CS rising main is in progress.

Construction of brick wall for the new pump room is also in progress. It is expected that

the staircase railing with other structural steel works and plaster works will be started in

February.

Construction of generator room building is 90% completed.

3.1.3 WS-03 Water Filtration and Transmission Loop

(M/s Crescent Construction Company & KSB Engineers and Contractors (JV))

The construction of generator room is in progress, while UT testing, excavation of the

trench, laying of bedding material and welding of pipe joints are in progress as well.

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3.1.4 WS-04 & WS-06 Water Distribution System (Zone 1, 2, 5 & 6)

(M/S Khan Mohammad & Co.)

1st Progress Meeting was held with the contractor on January 8, 2015 in which different

substantial decisions were made regarding smooth and swift execution of project as per the

agreed terms and condition.

3.1.5 WS-05 Water Distribution Network (Zone 3 & 4)

(M/S Matracon Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited)

Excavation for the two overhead reservoir sites in zone 3 and zone 4 are in progress

through dewatering.

Joint survey for distribution network is in progress.

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4 MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS & SITE VISITS

4.1 Progress Meetings with Contractors

On January 2, 2015, progress meetings were held with construction contractors of WS-

01, WS-02 & WS-03 at PMU Office, Karachi.

4.2 Meeting Regarding EIA Report Submission

On January 6, 2014, Mr. Fayyaz M. Zai (M&E Expert) and Mr. Babar Palijo (Assistant

Director-Execution) held a detailed meeting with AAA-TCI’s environmental experts on the draft

EIA report at AAA-TCI Design Office, Karachi. MSDP officials proposed different structural

changes in the report.

4.3 1st Progress Meeting with WS-04 and WS-06 Contractor

On January 8, 2015, 1st Progress Meeting was held with WS-04 and WS-06 contractor,

Mr. Khan Muhammad Khan at MSDP Office, Karachi. Last month, i.e. in December, the

contractor had arranged a visit to Jamal Pipe Factory, Lahore, which he had proposed for HDPE-

100 pipe manufacturing. However, the factory was not approved by AAA-TCI’s Quality

Assurance Specialist and Pipe Inspector as it failed to demonstrate even a single qualifying

requirement including hydraulic test, weight of pipe, thickness of pipe etc. In the meeting with

contractor, it was decided that a last chance would be given to the factory to demonstrate its

capability of manufacturing the HDPE pipe required under the contract.

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4.4 Presentation about Proposed Automation/ SCADA System

On January 8, 2015, in an internal meeting between MSDP and AAA-TCI, a brief

presentation was given by the Automation Engineer on the proposed automation/ SCADA

system to be implemented for the Water Supply system in Jacobabad (as a part of package EM-

11). It will be helpful for gathering and analyzing real time data.

4.5 Meeting with UNICEF for Community Engagement / Mobilization in Jacobabad

A meeting was held on January 14, 2015 with UNICEF at MSDP Office, Karachi.

UNICEF will be supporting Sindh MSDP in implementation of project’s soft components like,

behavior change, social mobilization and capacity building to complement infrastructure

interventions. UNICEF will shortly be signing a PIL with the GoS regarding community

mobilization, health/hygiene work etc. for the infrastructure works currently under progress in

Jacobabad.

4.6 Meeting with the Managing Director of Sindh Solid Waste Management Board

On January 21, 2015 a meeting was held at PMU with the Managing Director of Sindh

Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB). Discussion was held on whether the Solid Waste

Management System of Jacobabad could be developed in partnership with SWMB. It was

decided in the meeting that the issue would be further discussed with USAID. A brief

presentation was also given by the AAA-TCI’s Design Engineer on the proposed Solid Waste

Management Plan for Jacobabad.

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5 ACTIVITIES AT PMU

5.1 Refresher session of PakInfo

Refresher session of PakInfo & DQA was held at SBEP PMIU Office, Karachi on

January 16, 2015. The session was attended by Mr. Fayyaz M. Zai, Mr. Babar Palijo & Ms. Saba

Zehra.

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7 KEY STAFF PERSONNEL OF MSDP (As of January 2015)

The organogram in below Figure shows the key personnel currently deployed at MSDP.

Mr. Khalid Hyder Shah

Program Director

Mr. Arab Shaikh

Director General (Works)

Mr. Ali Shah

PM (Jacobabad)

Mr. Sheraz Memon

AEE

Mr. Muddassir

Sub Engineer

Mr. Babar Palijo

AD (Execution)

Mr. Assad Zamin

Director (Finance & Compliance

Mr. Aslam Memon

(Financial Expert)

Dr. Shahzad Thaeem

Director (Reforms)

Mr. Naeem Waheed

Procurement Specialist

Mr. Fayyaz M. Zai

(M&E Expert)

Mr. Ashfaq Memon

(AD Procurement)

Ms. Saba Zehra (AD GIS/MIS)

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8 PICTORIAL OVERVIEW

ONGOING WORK AT PROJECT SITES

MEETING WITH USAID & UNICEF OFFICIALS